Potato-digger.



No. 64739. Patented Apr. I7, |900. W. T. VOSE.

POTATU DIGGEB.

(Applictiun led Feb, 1, 1900.)

(No Nudel.)

Unrirnn Stearns Farmer @lenient lWILLIAM T. VOSE, OF NEWTON,MASSACHUSETTS.

POTATOMDIGGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,639, dated `April17, 1900.

Application iiled February l, 1900.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T.VOSE, a citizen of the United States,residing in Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful ImprovementinPotato-Diggers, of which the following is a specification.

This improvement relates to potato-diggers which are adapted to beoperated by hand, and it consists of a novel construction in which theordinary hand-digger is combined with an attachment whereby a fulcrumand a rest are obtained, enabling the operator to secure the advantagesof a leverage when the potatoes are lifted out of the ground by thetines and a rest or support when the potatoes are shaken for the purposeof dislodging the earth which clings to them.

The nature of the invention is fully described below, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is an elevation of myimproved device with the fulcruinupd resting on the ground and the tiuesor fork of the digger raised. Fig. 2 is a section taken on line X, Fig.l.

A represents a handle, and B the tines or fork, of a hand potato-digger.

C is an upright post or fulcrunrrod formed, preferably, with the broadfoot C and with its upper end O" flattened and pivotally connected bymeans of the bolt D and nut D with the ears E extending down from theclamp or metallic strap E,which is permanently applied to the handle A,as shown. A clamp F is secured by bolts or other suitable means to theSerial No. 3,581. (No model.)

fulcruln-rod C, and from opposite sides of this clamp a pair of integralrods Ff extend, said rods curving outward suilciently to clear thehandle and the clamp E thereon and uniting at their upperends in ahandle I-I.

In using the implement the tines are thrust into the ground under thepotatoes in the ordinary way. Then thehandle A is raised with the righthand to loosen the potatoes. The f ulcrurn-rod is then adj usted by theleft hand with its foot on the ground, as shown. Next, the left handgrasping the handle II to steady it, the handle A is pressed by theright hand and the tines bearing the potatoes raised into the positionindicated in Fig. 1, and, last, the hands being in the saine positionthe digger is shaken to remove the earth from the potatoes.

The foot C is made broad enough to prevent the fulcruni-rod from beingpressed into the ground.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a hand potato-digger, the handle A pro vided with suitable tines; thefulcruin-rod C pivotally connected at its upper end to the handle; andthe rods F rigidly secured at their lower ends to the fulcrum-rod,extending up above and clearing the handle A and provided with asuitable handle Il, substantially as described.

WILLIAM T. VOSE.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, A. N. BONNES?.

